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    BSODs on XPS M1210

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by afireinside, Apr 2, 2007.

  1. afireinside

    afireinside Notebook Consultant

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    Bought this refurb from the dell outlet not to long ago. Maybe a month? Running vista home premium and yesterday I got a BSOD coming out of sleep with the lid closed. Today I was just surfing the internet and it BSOD'd again. Is this a typical MS sucks and can't make a stable OS thing or should I be concerned my hardware is crapping out? I've seen a lot of threads about M1210 mobos dying and the like and I'm kinda worried... CPU temps are fine but I have no way of checking gfx temps under vista.

    I don't have the A/V package or the bluetooth module installed. No antivirus software either.
     
    afireinside, Apr 2, 2007
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  2. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    What did the BSOD or event log report?

    And Windows does not BSOD normally unless there is a major problem.
     
    usapatriot, Apr 2, 2007
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  3. afireinside

    afireinside Notebook Consultant

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    What am I looking for under event viewer? I haven't had to do this since windows ME :p
     
    afireinside, Apr 2, 2007
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    SPEEDwithJJ NBR Super Idiot

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    Although it is/may not be related but since you do surf the internet, I highly recommend installing an anti-virus program...
     
    SPEEDwithJJ, Apr 2, 2007
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    question....do you have a webcam?

    i know that vista has problems with webcams being on and waking from sleep.
     
    ejl, Apr 2, 2007
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  6. afireinside

    afireinside Notebook Consultant

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    Nope, no web cam.

    I haven't used an antivirus since 1999, don't need one. If I get a virus I reformat.
     
    afireinside, Apr 3, 2007
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  7. The Goalkeeper

    The Goalkeeper Notebook Guru

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    You're a brave one
     
    The Goalkeeper, Aug 3, 2007
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    That's one way to describe it.
     
    erikk, Aug 3, 2007
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    mick4394 Notebook Evangelist

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    How naive. You actually think reformatting takes out all viruses?
     
    mick4394, Aug 3, 2007
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    k1234 Notebook Enthusiast

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    You actually think anti-virus takes out all viruses?
     
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    mick4394 Notebook Evangelist

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    I think you have a better chance of discovering them with an anti-virus than just blindly formatting your hard drive. :)
     
    mick4394, Aug 3, 2007
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  12. The Goalkeeper

    The Goalkeeper Notebook Guru

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    You think all viruses are harmful? Oh wait...
     
    The Goalkeeper, Aug 4, 2007
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